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influence a
phenotypic trait, thus
contributing to multiple-gene
inheritance (
polygenic inheritance,
multigenic inheritance,
quantitative inheritance), a type...
- In genetics, a
polygenic score (PGS) is a
number that
summarizes the
estimated effect of many
genetic variants on an individual's phenotype. The PGS is...
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phenotypic trait,
which varies in
degree and
which can be
attributed to
polygenic effects, i.e., the
product of two or more genes, and
their environment...
- Look up
polygenesis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Polygenesis can
refer to:
Polygenesis (linguistics), a
theory of
language origin Polygenism, a...
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typically arise from the
combined effects of
multiple genes,
known as "
polygenic,"
although in
certain cases, they may stem from a
single gene defect,...
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Polygenic adaptation describes a
process in
which a po****tion
adapts through small changes in
allele frequencies at
hundreds or
thousands of loci. Many...
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single gene (monogenic) or
multiple genes (
polygenic) or by a
chromosome abnormality.
Although polygenic disorders are the most common, the term is mostly...
- Eye
color is a
polygenic phenotypic trait determined by two factors: the
pigmentation of the eye's iris and the frequency-dependence of the scattering...
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changes driven by selection. This, in contrast, is the
focus of work on
polygenic adaptation within the
field of po****tion genetics.
Recent studies have...
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signaling function that
affects various targets. Most
genetic traits are
polygenic in nature:
controlled by many
genetic variants, each of
small effect....
